HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 139, 1834 vasi the clouds come and go

the clouds come and go above the mountain's peak

whose trainer holds a long pole with a cross and a circle on which his little animal will perform

a tangle of bodies can be seen (four wounded or fallen men

l’antica strada che congiungeva Kyoto con la capitale Edo

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 139, 1834 vasi the clouds come and goNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one shade of pink (image size approx. 18 x 12. 5 cm; sheet size 19. 5 x 14 cm). Delicate impression from an edition datable to around the second half of the 19th century. Printed on Japanese paper. In perfect condition, with a small margin all around. Bibliography M. Forrer, Manga, Hazan Eds, 2014 J. A. Michener, Hokusai sketch books, Rutland and Tokyo, 1958 G. C. Calza, Hokusai, the old man